03/03/2025
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฏ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ:
All 3 types of stress trigger the same response in the body, which is a surge cortisol. Prolonged cortisol surges will negatively impact the gut and your hormones, as well as your quality of life, focus, sleep, etc.... It's a huge energy leak.
Here are the 3 types of stress:
1. ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐: This type of stress is something stressful that is actually occurring that may or may not require your immediate attention. It often will generate a surge of cortisol or adrenaline to get the job done. An example is: a toddler wanders close to a busy street or you just broke your leg.
2. ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐: Something you anticipate may be stressful and at some point, it may need your attention but normally out of your control until it becomes Actual. An example is: You are anticipating a phone call from your boss and worried you might be getting laid off or you are planning a wedding and trying to plan around the weather.
3. ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐: Something you imagine might be stressful. This is where our brains usually go and generates unnecessary high levels of cortisol. An example is: You are worried that you won't be invited to your friends birthday party or you're worried you won't wake to an alarm for an early bird flight.
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๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, take a second to identify which type of stress it is. Will it matter if you stress about it, can you do something about it.....is it worth the vital energy leak?
๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ:
Since we usually go to a "worst case scenerio" in our brains, identify a middle case scenerio and a best case scenerio. This helps calm the nervous system and become in a less stressed, more healing state when there are other possible outcomes that are more appealing.
Anticipated and Imagined stress usually becomes a major energy leak and if you can get control of what's important and what's not, you will be better off.
Are you usually a stress ball? Hit the like button if this helps you a little with stress awareness? ๐
